"Actually, @Diane, I would argue that it's both.
We have knowledge of previous observations and a theory that fairly reliably predicts those observations.
We also have faith that the universe is predictable; that the shoe does not have the…"
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Professor Robert replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'
Gallup's Mirror replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"Which is completely irrelevant.
Unless you are claiming the Catechism is NOT what Catholics teach and believe, then it IS what Catholics teach and believe, including the yes or no proposition of papal infallibility. The Vatican and the Bishops say…"
Professor Robert replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"@Pope, the majority of people don't go out and conduct experiments to verify what science teachers in their culture have told them. They just choose to conform.
That's the only point I'm making.
My religion, of course, is…"
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Professor Robert replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"Why not?
If that deity is interacting with humans or the world in any way, even infrequently, then there is signal. It may be difficult to distinguish signal from noise; it may take time to refine theories and understanding; there may…"
Professor Robert replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"Certainly, though some of them were in Catholic medical schools.
However the hospital that they work in is provided by the Church. In the U.S., of course we take insurance. At the same time, we also offer insurance and have put…"
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Diane replied to G's discussion 'Is your trust in science based on faith or based on science?'"Comparing science and religion that way is nonsensical. Of course people's lack of belief in science would not make it wrong, but that does not imply that religious tenets are right or wrong based on whether or not people believe…"
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